Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, the Edwards County Lions couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They suffered a rough 64-43 defeat at the hands of the Blackcats on Thursday. Edwards County's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Grace Bishop and Alexia Mckinney certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Bishop scored 22 points along with seven rebounds, while Mckinney scored 12 points along with two steals. Bishop has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played.
Goreville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Abby Compton out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Compton has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 16 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyndall Webb, who scored 22 points.
Edwards County's defeat dropped their record down to 22-10. As for Goreville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season.
Edwards County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Goreville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Okawville at 7:00 p.m. on February 26th. Hopefully Goreville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
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